It was not good to have the label of favorite this Wednesday in the Champions League. While Real Madrid lost in Lille (1-0), other big players also missed their meeting on the second day. On Wednesday evening, Atlético de Madrid, for example, exploded on the field of Benfica (4-0), while at the same time, Bayern Munich was left with a defeat on the side of Aston Villa (1-0). ).
Two weeks after successfully entering the fray against RB Leipzig (2-1), Atlético sank in Lisbon (4-0). A challenge which took shape quickly, with the opening score from Lisbon by Akturkoglu (1-0, 13th). The multiple changes made by Diego Simeone at the break, including that of Griezmann, changed nothing and the goals then followed with clockwork regularity for Benfica. Di Maria made the break from the penalty spot (2-0, 52nd), then Bah slammed the third (3-0, 75th) and finally, Kokcu closed the scoring with another penalty (4-0, 84th).
Atlético at the back of the grid
Meanwhile in Birmingham, Bayern Munich dominated in terms of ball possession (67th% over the entire match). Facing Aston Villa, the Bavarian club hoped to build on its historic success a fortnight ago against Dinamo Zagreb (9-2). Except that this time, his opponent was able to resist and prove himself completely impervious. And much more than that because with only three shots including two on target, the Villans managed to find the fault at the end of the match thanks to Duran (1-0, 79th).
In the standings, Bayern fell seriously and found themselves fifteenth, while Aston Villa climbed to sixth place. Atlético de Madrid are twenty-third. With two successes in as many matches, Benfica is third.
